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Earlier today, two Nigerian fintech startups PiggyVest and Cowrywise announced new products that provide users with dedicated virtual account numbers, making them somewhat digital banks... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/3150KrG Get more: Nigeria Business News

Google announced a number of new products and features at its recent ‘Google for Nigeria’ event. But the introduction of a ‘Nigerian English’ voice to Google Maps and other products caught the attention of users like none other and sparked conversation across social media. Google Maps, like...

In 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) started the Cash-less Nigeria Project which commenced with a pilot phase in Lagos State followed by 5 other states in 2013. A year later, the project was implemented on a national scale. A policy was designed for the project, which aimed to reduce the...

Barely 48 hours after listing on the market, MTN Nigeria is already making impact on the Nigerian Stock Exchange..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2W1ZGGf Get more: Nigeria Business News

Nearly a year after notices were sent out, there is still no functional e-ticketing system for Nigeria’s railway..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2EaSxcl Get more: Nigeria Business News

Nigeria’s foremost ICT market — Computer Village, Ikeja — used to be under the leadership of the Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), headed by Ahmed Ojikutu. However, with rumours of an impending installation of an Iyaloja and Balaloja (traditional market...

Over the years, artificial intelligence has gone way past the impression of robots in science fiction movies and novels. And its importance has become undoubtedly clear especially in the African continent. Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2Dk6gNE Get more: Nigeria Business News

It appears Jiji is on the path to becoming the largest classifieds platform in Africa with its recent move to acquire major competitor, OLX. With the acquisition, the company is taking up OLX’s businesses in five African countries, giving the company over 8 million monthly unique users when the...

Google is offering 30,000 scholarship opportunities and 1,000 grants for the Google Associate Android, Mobile Web, and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2GhzqxG Get More Nigeria Metro News

Having spent barely two days on the New York Stock Exchange, Jumia Technologies is already trading at a price almost twice its anticipated initial public offering of $13.00 to $16.00 per share.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2De6Ts8 Get more: Nigeria Business News

A total of 75 innovation hubs, from the different geographical regions across Nigeria, have consented to becoming members of newly formed Innovation Support Network (ISN)..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2uRyVF6 Get more: Nigeria Business News

When it comes to online business operation in Nigeria, eCommerce easily comes off as the low hanging fruit. But even though the space is arguably one of the most crowded online business terrains in Nigeria, a fact is that it has been marred by so many business shutdowns.... Read more via...

ANPI is a prize competition founded by the Jack Ma Foundation that will award $10 million and recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – http://bit.ly/2VwxZS8 Get more: Nigeria Business News

A list of prominent entrepreneurs that have left the Nigerian eCommerce space and what they are doing at the moment..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2WQpoKB Get more: Nigeria Business News

According to the SEC filing, MDaaS has just raised about $1.1 million in a new funding round... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2Ugd9Ka Get more: Nigeria Business News

Jumia has gotten the approval to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange following an update on its Form F1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission..... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2HX8C8U Get more: Nigeria Business News

Airtel Nigeria appears to be launching its payment service bank ahead of MTN that first indicated interest in establishing a bank in 2019.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2HLcj1o Get more: Nigeria Business News

It is the 20th of February 2019, a few minutes past 12 PM and a hot sunny afternoon at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. It looks and feels like a normal day, except that cab drivers are fighting.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2Cyo86Y Get...

Kudi, a pioneering conversational online payments startup, has raised $5.8m in a funding round led by the Partech Africa Fund. The news was broken by WeeTracker, which discovered a SEC filing submitted by the US-incorporated startup on the 4th of March, 2019....... Read more via...

Velox 10 Global, a bitcoin pyramid scheme operating in Kenya has reportedly vanished with money from its customers... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2TulV6o Get more World News